The Bow Tie Chronicles: When the Saints come marching in

After three straight 7-9 seasons, the Saints have made a turnaround in 2017.

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They are in first place in the NFC South with a 9-3 record and are set to face the Atlanta Falcons, who are 7-5, at 8:25 p.m. on Thursday night at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

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D. Orlando Ledbetter, Esq. is the award-winning Atlanta Falcons beat writer for the newspaper and has been on the staff since 2003. D. Orlando strives to provide inside information into the Falcons and the NFL. He finds the most joy in providing insight into the team, coaching moves, offseason business moves, draft and games.

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